tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post4205232318663028013..comments2024-03-27T09:09:56.489+00:00Comments on Perfume Shrine: Optical scentsibilities: the allure of the sofaPerfumeshrinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-37047115612018082522008-07-15T09:12:00.000+01:002008-07-15T09:12:00.000+01:00Exactly,for a sofa there should be a fruitful perf...Exactly,for a sofa there should be a fruitful perfume smell.It gives the quality of the sofa.And may gives the blossom look of it.<BR/>..........<BR/>Malshi<BR/><BR/>http://www.singhalaya.blogspot.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-51227290598220378202008-01-15T18:43:00.000+00:002008-01-15T18:43:00.000+00:00Like you say, Dawn: the things we still endure.It ...Like you say, Dawn: the things we still endure.<BR/><BR/>It seems to me that things have shifted from the temporary enhancement (wigs, corsets, makeup...) to the permanent transformation (straightening/permanent curling, liposuction, plastic surgery...).<BR/>The meaning of progress??Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-27920711602705546512008-01-15T15:03:00.000+00:002008-01-15T15:03:00.000+00:00You are welcome dear Helg. :) I forgot about the ...You are welcome dear Helg. :) <BR/><BR/>I forgot about the smelling salts being used also for the corsetted ladies. What a time, eh?<BR/>I can't even imagine wearing something like that now. Oh, the things women endured. Well, the things we still endure. <BR/><BR/>DawnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-88690292559857350912008-01-15T10:21:00.000+00:002008-01-15T10:21:00.000+00:00Yup, D, as you say. Thank you! BTW, there is also ...Yup, D, as you say. Thank you! <BR/><BR/>BTW, there is also some interesting Greek death sculpture that utilizes it, but it is a tad more sinister than the scope of this article. I will have to see if there is some tie with perfume, but I think only BPAL would have those affinities (?).Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-25975549254620955192008-01-14T22:07:00.000+00:002008-01-14T22:07:00.000+00:00The theme of the reclining woman is as old as Anti...The theme of the reclining woman is as old as Antiquity -- I cannot strongly recommend enough the reading of Kenneth Clark's masterful "The Nude" which takes us through centuries of this sensuous theme (and many others),in the history of painting and sculpture. Of course, as Lillie says, both of Goya's Majas, Manet's Olympia are prime examples, as well as the Hellenistic Sleeping Hermaphrodite carmencanadahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04242409369868615074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-48497745161973411362008-01-14T19:20:00.000+00:002008-01-14T19:20:00.000+00:00Now, this is why I love Perfume Shrine: thanks to ...Now, this is why I love Perfume Shrine: thanks to posts like yours Dawn, I learn something new every day :-)<BR/><BR/>Fainting couches! What a concept. And nicely shaped too!<BR/><BR/>Of course smelling salts were also an invention mainly for the corseted ladies as well. So one should expect something like that.Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-32906382905991327422008-01-14T17:35:00.000+00:002008-01-14T17:35:00.000+00:00Hi Helg, Whenever I see perfume ads that use a cou...Hi Helg, <BR/><BR/>Whenever I see perfume ads that use a couch as a prop, I always think of the Fainting Couches of the Victorian era. I have always been fascinated on why these were needed. Read below: <BR/><BR/>Info from wisegeek.com:<BR/><BR/>The fainting couch was made for women, especially since so many women in the 1800s wore corsets. Corsets kept a woman breathless, making it much more Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-90658268730565816412008-01-14T16:01:00.000+00:002008-01-14T16:01:00.000+00:00Thanks I, honey.Isabella is very down to earth. Sh...Thanks I, honey.<BR/><BR/>Isabella is very down to earth. She had visited here at some point and everyone was quite taken with how approachable and human she looked. <BR/><BR/>LOL about your hub; I am sure he will <I>not</I> find another fiesty personality like yourself easily. If he's similar in male form, then maybe he knows there is no substitute?Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-8622941608570507122008-01-14T15:58:00.000+00:002008-01-14T15:58:00.000+00:00N, dear, you're very welcome. They're quite a joy ...N, dear, you're very welcome. They're quite a joy to post, I assure you :-)<BR/><BR/>The <I>Maya duo</I> by Goya is a classic, to be sure. Good thinking! In fact it is the pride and joy of Prado, in which it is prominently displayed. <BR/>I will keep it for another post though, because of the different position of the body and general <I>position</I> ;-)Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-25168992538221647662008-01-14T13:55:00.000+00:002008-01-14T13:55:00.000+00:00Such glorious women...What a lovely way to start m...Such glorious women...<BR/>What a lovely way to start my day.<BR/><BR/>Isabella, BTW, is on my list of "Real women my DH must hook up with if I kick the bucket"- that I've compiled for his well-being...<BR/>Just in case.<BR/>[Too bad, he hasn't reciprocated in kind, with a list for me !]chayaruchamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889166567884475415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-5708259642994667312008-01-14T10:20:00.000+00:002008-01-14T10:20:00.000+00:00Thank you helg, for these studies. I've always lov...Thank you helg, for these studies. I've always loved that Coco ad, as it captures the character of the perfume very well. I am perhaps not the only one to think of other examples in art like 'La Maya desnuda' and 'La Maya vestita' or 'Olympia'. A classical theme, this one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com